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Ramsey County History – Fall 1969: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBoard of Directors PDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: “Fort Snelling—”Hardship” Duty at the Frontier Post and a Training Ground for Generals”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyFort Snelling—”Hardship” Duty at the Frontier Post and a Training Ground for Generals Pen portraits of some of the notable officers who served at Fort Snelling between 1820 and the early 1860s, including Zachary Taylor, Bernard Bee, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Winfield Scott Hancock, and John Pemberton.
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: “Orders, Letters, Lists of Possessions: Colonel Snelling’s Journals”
Virginia Brainard KunzOrders, Letters, Lists of Possessions: Colonel Snelling’s Journals Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz A recounting of life and the historical significance of Fort Snelling. The excerpts, joined by explanatory text, touch on death by disease, military discipline, relations with Native Americans, planned participation in a duel, Snelling’s transfer…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: “The Enterprising Salesman and the Old Road to Lake Como”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyThe Enterprising Salesman and the Old Road to Lake Como A short account of real estate developer Henry McKenty and his energetic efforts in the 1850s and ‘60s to sell properties at Lake Como, where McKenty had a house. To get to the lake, a pathway came into…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: “Forgotten Pioneers: Dr. John H. Murphy”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Dr. John H. Murphy Dr. John Henry Murphy (1826–1894) was “virtually the first formally trained doctor to settle in what is now the Twin Cities.” He and wife, Adelaide, the daughter of Ramsey County pioneer Benjamin Hoyt, settled in St. Anthony in 1849. He served in the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: “Summer Evenings, a Smudge Kettle, Tallow Candles—And Farm Life Recalled”
Lillie Gibbs LeVesconteSummer Evenings, a Smudge Kettle, Tallow Candles—And Farm Life Recalled Author: Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte A short memoir written by the youngest daughter of Jane and Heman Gibbs about her years in the 1870s during summer evenings after all the chores were done and family members gathered in…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: Picturesque St. Paul
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPhotos of St. Paul PDF of “Picturesque Saint Paul”…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: Trail Map
Ramsey County Historical SocietyTrail Map PDF of Trail Map…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBoard of Directors PDF of Board of Directors…